Kielder Ospreys - 2018

Thank you jaydee for the update and Paul for the informative chart.

Many thanks jaydee.  What a pity that the third egg failed to hatch, but two healthy chicks is still a good brood. I wonder whether the very dry spell the country has enjoyed over the past month or so has had any affect on fishing?  The stats make interesting reading too.

SheilaFE said:

Many thanks jaydee.  What a pity that the third egg failed to hatch, but two healthy chicks is still a good brood. I wonder whether the very dry spell the country has enjoyed over the past month or so has had any affect on fishing?  The stats make interesting reading too.

Kielder Water is still quite full and is being stocked with Rainbow Trout as usual. It has been calm this week with little wind. Successful fishing is probably 'easiest' early and late, but the other males are bringing in catches around the lunchtime period, and 37 had too, until yesterday. A mystery!

Weather report from Kielder

Nests 1A and 4 news

Thank you Jaydee.

Many thanks.

Nest 3 news

Thanks, JD, for the latest news.  I wonder if there is any correlation between the feeding patterns of a pair of parents and the return rate of the chicks at 2, 3, and 4 years of age.  Do chicks who are fed often and until they drop into a food coma have a better return rate than chicks who are denied food while still food begging when their parent chooses to stop feeding them and incubate instead.